Re: [LM_NET] MID: Challenge to Macbeth

[Connie Parker <madamepince@GMAIL.COM>]

I would tell the parents that they are certainly right and all the
silly intellectuals over the centuries who have considered Shakespeare
to be the greatest writer in the history of the English language have
gotten it all wrong.  Thank God they have come along to set the record
straight.

Sorry, I'm just so offended by your challenge.  I think, in truth,
that I would take a deep breath and ask them when they would like me
to withdraw the Bible because it address the same themes.

Good luck,

Connie


On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 08:02:02 -0800, Sadie Longood <saintsadie@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have been doing research on Macbeth, due to a
> challenge in my district. A middle school TAG
> classroom teacher has her kids stage an hour-long
> version (edited by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival)of
> Macbeth. A patron has objected to the play for
> numerous reasons including language, drug and alcohol
> use, and of course, the witches.
>
> What say you all on this topic? Frankly, I don't want
> to discuss the merits of the play at all -- it would
> seem too much like the intelligentsia vs. the
> religious right.  But I am not sure just trotting out
> the old "choose for your own child and leave everyone
> else out of it" argument is going to fly yet again.
>
> Can you tell I have been on these challenge committees
> perhaps one too many times?
>
> Sadie Longood
> Dallas (Oregon) High School Librarian
> saintsadie@yahoo.com
> http://www.open.org/~dallashs
>
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Connie Parker
Media Specialist
Dearborn Public Schools
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